Feedln is a command-line RSS feed reader that allows users to manage and read their favorite feeds.
It provides a simple interface to view, update, and categorize feeds, as well as mark items as read or unread.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Feeds are stored/loaded from CSV file.
- Can clean the database from orphan entries.
- Edit the feeds file with external editor.
- Can copy links, content, title etc. to clipboard, separately.
- Can open links, video, images with external programs.
- All links are displayed in separate screen, to select, copy, open.
- Can extract text from feed entry to file.
- Sort feeds, by Name/Title, Date.
- Navigate through menus, with only left/right cursor keys, unified in all menus/screens.
- Browse items from a category.
- Use multiple files with feeds.
- Import OPML files.
- Export to OPML files.
- Search text in Categories.
Website: github.com/xqtr/feedln
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Developer: Xqtr
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Feedln is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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